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This week: Mantaur, Smackdown is the top show in ratings, AEW goes back to back weeks with PPVs and AEW talent gets a memo. Then THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM: Collision, MJF/Adam Cole, should Nick Wayne have won his debut, Ilja/Bronn, NXT call ups post-draft analysis and MORE!

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In the latest episode of the GWP, host Jesse Collings is joined by Joe Gagne, as the two discuss the career and legacy of The Icon, Sting. Jesse and Joe go over their respective introductions to Sting as fans, their thoughts about his career in WCW, TNA, WWE and finally AEW, how he has won them over since coming to AEW and how his star power still stands out today.

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This week's on The Flagship Podcast, we delve into various topics, including the recent surge in SmackDown ratings, Roman Reigns' argument for being Wrestler of the Year, a potential dark horse candidate for Wrestler of the Year in CMLL, and AAA's TripleMania Tijuana featuring Kenny Omega vs. Vikingo. 

We also discuss AEW's expansion to 12 PPVs a year, the upcoming Blood & Guts lineup, RevPro Epic Encounters 2023, MLW Never Say Never, Inspire A.D.'s Ecstasy Of Gold 2023, Yuji Okabayashi, and the unfortunate passing of Mike Halac/Mantaur.

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This week, there is a lot to talk about! Tyler and Fred discuss the biggest storylines with AEW on the number-one wrestling podcast in Turkey.

• The Golden Elite is back! Kota Ibushi and PAC are the fifth members of Blood and Guts
• The Bloodline is creeping into AEW
• The braindead individuals who don't know Kota Ibushi
• Calling out bad faith takes once again
• CM Punk beating Samoa Joe

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Dave and Lee jump once more across to Monday Nights for a seismic Nitro in terms of 1999/2000 WCW:

*The return of the Worm

*The beginning of a Revolution

*Faygo stock reaches an all time high

*The re-return of Goldberg

Come on in and check out a big night with some actual events to discuss!

(Editor's note: There was some weird crackly effect happening on Lee's microphone. We've minimized it as much as possible without compromising the recording, but apologies for any drop in quality in a couple of moments.)

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Welcome back to Open The Voice Gate! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are back with an update on the comings and goings of Dragongate.

It’s King of Gate Season! Open The Voice Gate returns to kick off Dragongate’s big singles tournament. Case and Mike lead off the show with their spoiler free recommendations. After that it’s into Dragongate’s busiest weekend of the year with comprehensive reviews of Korakuen’s King of Gate Kickoff, Buyuden Zero Vol 2, Tournament action in Hamatsu, and the big return to Osaka to close out the weekend. After that, they conclude the episode previewing this weekend’s tournament matches!

Fujita/Mochizuki vs Abe/Hidaka can be found: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Gor7Sa-6z5GTNqDggkyMKQJeNjnB3JmH/edit 

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On this episode of Music of the Mat, Andrew is joined once again by Jeff Hawkins (Shake Them Ropes) to discuss Terry Funk's 1984 album Great Texan. Yes, Terry Funk put out an album in Japan where he "sings." Andrew and Jeff go track-by-track, breaking down Terry's vocals, the album's soft rock musical stylings, the shlock lyrics, Jimmy Hart's heavy influence, and more.

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Paul and Gerard welcome two guests, Kelly Harrass of Jumping Bomb Audio and Liam Jones of You Got To Be Kidding Me, onto the show to hand out some awards.

In this case, they looked at the second half of 2022 and the first half of 2023 to determine the best and worst in pro wrestling across Japan.

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Kelly and Taylor talk two massive shows, covering Stardom's Midsummer Champions alongside Tokyo Joshi's Summer Sun Princess, with reviews of every match, including a big Match of the Year contender!

They also cover everything else that happened over last two weeks in joshi, including a big title change in SEAdLINNNG, NJPW STRONG action, the Catch the WAVE winners tournament and much more!

Then they preview everything coming up in the next two weeks, highlighted by the opening night of Stardom's 5 Star Grand Prix, the kickoff of Tokyo Joshi's Tokyo Princess Cup, and a big Sendai Girls Korakuen Hall show!

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265 Super J-Cast NJPW Strong Independence Day Review - Joel and Damon return with a full review of two nights of NJPW Independence Day shows from Korakuen Hall . The guys break down the top matches and discuss future plans with NJPW Strong. Plus, Joel and Damon preview this year's G1 Climax beginning Saturday July 15th.

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